Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1789-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities external link and the Library of Congress. Learn more

Newspaper Page Text

f jtt, jclt$ jg5HiiJi "DAILY WEEKLY SUNDAYJournal Publishing CompanyLOIS K. MATES. President and General Manger.Conducted from 1892 to 191 Under the Editorship andManagement of Col Frank L. May.;i EMBER ASSOCIATED PRESSAmlftcin rtgpper Publishers AssociationFlorid Press AssociationSouthern Newspaper Publishers' Association7- : . r'"T ' ' (SUBSCRIPTION RATES 1 - '..Or t lyiHy and Sunday ... .!'i'v.r. TV1'.I, Jhtiif and Sunday ....... ,iru Motth. tJallf and Sunflay .....,.....,,. .sTfsr Months. Daily nd Sunday .,.;.,,...st.r Months, Daily "n1 Btmday . ... a.jo-n Tear, ftilv m maayi mlav Only, On Tr .,.... ...... l.5'T Wlcly .TiHtmai, On Tear ....,,... .... l.oaMI eubsprtptioft af payab' In advance, and paperstrill be dlscontlnaed eft expiration date.omricaJoiT.mal ftldr,. lo.ftitendencla and Del.r. ' a Streets.PHONESEditorial Rooms. tPresident ...... 48Business Office. .1600" S Assort & Ffes Is exclusively entitled to the- usefor republication of alt news credited to It or not otherwise credited in this paper and also to looal news puh11 shed.Entered as second elasi matter at the postofflce inPensacola, Florida, under Act of Congress, March 3. 187-jRepresented in the General Advertising Field byCONE. LORENZEN Sc WOODMANNew York, Chicago. Detroit. Kansas City. Atlanta,TUESDAY MORNING, MAT 18. 1919THE PENSACOLA JOURNAL, TTTttsnAY MORNING, MAY 13, 1919,ANOTHER OCEAN CROSSEDFOR BETTER OR WORSE?It is always difficult and dangerous to go intoa town and criticise anything in it. Motives areoften misunderstood.The federal health officials stationed here havehad their share of mistrust on the part of thetownspeople. No matter how thoroughly honest they may have been in attempting to carryout their orders from superior officers therehave been those who would accuse them of ulterior motives; who would condemn their effortsas uncalled for; and would seek to discredit theirability. :For every effect there must be a cause. It ishardly contested these days but that sanitationpays. Everybody who has much knowledge ofmodern affairs knows the large share it has hadin general progress. For instance, since 1898every accomplishment in which this nation hashad a hand has been made more possible by thetrained sanitarian who has gone with the pioneers and is still at work consolidating gainsmade by civilization. iNow what is the effect the "otjectioni3t"would like to have in this community, and whatis the cause of their opposition to the reasonable improvements which make for health? Nodoubt there are ulterior motives. It is believedthat the majority of the people are for the rightthing. It is evident that no officials dare attempt to enforce what is not for the general welfare, which spells the correct procedure. .This brings us to tb.e minority which couldstill be split up into many factions. Their purposes differ but their aims amount to the samething. Certain things for the public good areto be thwarted because some few individualswould be put to some inconvenience and possiblyhave their gains slightly reduced from their already wide margin.No two communities are alike in all particulars. Our city, despite recent years of prosperity, has yet to solve the big problem of housingand sanitation which goes with it. It is not yeta "city of homes." The majority of families livein rented houses. It is estimated that there areabout 5000 dwellings of all kinds. If this is truewe know that not more than 2500 of them havesewer connections because by recent actual survey nearly 3000 of them had so-called "earthclosets most of them being open and maintained in a disgracefully insanitary codnition.Existing along with these are nearly 500 shallowopen or driven wells.Many other existing evils could be enumerated, but it- is believed that enough have beenpointed out to establish the case in question.It appears that such conditions call for an extension of the sewer and water systems at onve.So they do, but again we come solidly againstconcrete facts. Is there a clear thinking person who believes it is the best course to pursueright now when a remedy is needed ? The destiny of the community must be worked out slowly because there have been allowed to accumulate so many defects in affairs which should nothave been left undone.The city officials have upon them the responsibility of working out the methods whereby civicfaults will be corrected. In regard to the housing and sanitation question they find themselves confronted by certain "interests" whichare controlled by a comparatively small numberof persons. It is not a dignified policy to namenames in public controversy, and it is painfuleven to resort to an enumeration of conditions.However, in the present case the people shouldknow that certain conditions do exist which anyself-respecting community should not long endure. The tendency is to blame the health officials. In partial justice to them they are moving in a "vicious circle" which is another way ofsaying that things go from bad to worse. Anyman who tries to do his duty when a nuisance ofother intolerable sanitation situation is broughtto his notice finds that any attempt he makesto have a remedy applied is promptly blocked.This applies to rented houses particularly.Even now, with impetus added from outsidesources, honest effort according to law to haveresponsible parties remedy sanitary defects Ismet by scorn and contempt from certain sources.Many instances happening recently are on record. ' ;However, affairs are being put in a fair wayto be rightea. You may blame your city officials for some things but you should realize thatthey are taking a stand for better sanitation andhealth conditions. A full functioning which wehave briefly tried to sketch. Things must notbe allowed to go on from bad to worse. Rightminded citfcens must take a stand for decencyancf the dollars will take care of themselves.It can be proven here as it has been elsewherethat sanitation pays, and health is a purchasablecommodity. The man who would attempt tomake you believe otherwise either knows no better or else he had an ulterior motive. Make yourown decision with a fair mind, considering-allthe facts. ;B9BgggBIS!SBELEGISLATIVE ODDSAND ENDSe a "s s a a ss s atssBissisaHOME LOAN BANK.Inquiries concerning the plan for organizinga system of Federal Home Loan banks are coming in to the U. S. Department of Labor fromall parts of the country, and general interest ismanifested in the provisions of the bill to be introduced at the next session of congress.The impression, exists in some minds that thebanks when established would make direct loansof government funds to persons desiring to buildhomes. This is a mistake. The plan contemplates the organization of Federal Home Loanbanks as clearing houses for building and loanassociations, which would then be able to realizeI t n 1 a n 1 V In All tatEon their long time mortgages, and thus to meet maklng. matters that affect the generalincreased demands for loans. The associations public, hence he makes several tripsClearing through these banks WOUld be Stock- over here duringthejession. .holders in the institutions. ' V State .Labor Inspector J. C. Prlvett. stopped In Tallahassee during: the weetcAccording to the plan a group of building and j to look over the. progress of the laborlon .s.nniafinna n.ild mmKiTia -fnr- V10 nTfrani. i oills. and do what he could to boostzation of a Federal Home Loan bank in whichthey would deposit a block of mortgages takenin the regular course of businessBY JOHN C. TrtlCE.Tallahassee, May la. "Six daysshalt thou work and perform all thylabor.' The first part of that commandment wu fulfilled to th letterduring; th week Just closed. Six daysthe members met and labored, if theydid not do ail the wnrk they had todo it was not their fault. It was justthe blessedness of human nature whichprevents large bodies f men fromagreeing: on all things. The blessedness of disagreement Is sometimes theemergency brake that holds the worldback from a downhill -slide to perdition. " V .Speaking of disagreement. It Is Impossible for the members of the houseto determine yet who got lioked inthe long fight on the compulsory dipping bills. The bill passed, but before it got the right-of-ay for thefinal spurt on the home stretch, thosewho have never learned to bow theknee to dictation nor welcome the advent of a dictator, had laid down tirterms by drawing most of the teethof the bilL Nov both sides are claiming a victory, rThere is considerable rejoicing atthe capital over tha report of thecommittee on public lands, on the Singletary bill. Whether true, or not true,is net known, but it seems to havebeen the impression among many ofthe legislators that the bill was fullof camouflage, and the invisible something they Connected with it was nota pleasant thing to contemplate. Thecommittee amendment leaves nothingof the old bill but the enacting clause.The earmarks of the bill, too, haveundergone a complete change.The legislature has now enteredupon the last leg of the session. Ifyou are a law making enthusiast justwatch the results of the home stretch.Hon. W. Y. Watson, formerly a statesenator from Gadsden county, has be 91among the visitors at the capital thisweek. He is a ' brilliant limb of thelaw in Tallahassee's neighboring town.sa " ' - "'V JS I i-THV ? Asw-W-Cf --:- .their passage.The . fishermen were , here Fridaynlsht. Like all other people, theyAgainst these I were not all of one mind, but theymni4mn. V. korV .vl t,,, Kne frt OA convinced .legislators of one thing.1 nTnaatr am in f arnOtan incent of the value represented.Tthatv urn intnroSteil In tho kind nfThe bank would a fish law passed for them to worksell these mortgages in the market, turning over,undr and unless improved upon they, . . . . . j would prefer the old one to remainthe proceeds to the association Which had de-.0n the statute books. They have somposited them, the association executing a note, fixed vlews- to- about what would belan improvement.to the bank for the amount thus received.speaker wilaer declares he will notrecognize a member, who rises without his coat on to address the house.This was at the very beginning ofthe practice, and it was abandonedpromptly.The mortgages thus deposited as security, arenot to be sold by the association to the bank, butwould remain the property of the association,which would continue to collect the regular payments from the borrowing members whose mortgages. have thus been deposited, just the sameas before the deposit was made. If a borrowerwhose mortgage had thus been hypothecatedpays off his loan in full, the association Wouldrecall that mortgage from the bank, either byturning over the cash value of the mortgageto the bank to be applied on the debt of the association, or by depositing another mortgage ofequal value. ,The bonds , of the Federal Home Loan bankswould not draw more than 5 per cent interest perannum and it is believed that they can be soldat a lower drawing rate, possibly 4 or 4 1-2 percent. The association would 'pay to the banksinterest on the amounts advanced at the sameate which the bonds bear, an additional onehalf per cent per annum being allowed to coverthe expenses of maintaining the banks. Associations would make semi-annual payments onthe money borrowed, thus amortizing their debts.It is suggested that the bonds should run twenty years, associations being permitted to repaytheir loans at any time within that period.In the Federal Home Loan' bank plan, the affiliation of an association would be entirely optional and an association which does not join inthe banking plan would not be affected in anyway by the new system. The business of thebanks would be conducted by boards of directors, elected by member associations. It is thepurpose to provide for the supervision of theentire system of banks by such federal authority as congress may approve. This federal supervision would be exercised at the expense ofthe government as is the case with the FederalFarm Loan system and the Federal Reserve banksystem.The movement to establish a system of Federal Home Loan banks was started when the af t-er-the-warrevival of building in all parts of thecountry demonstrated the need of a method bywhich money could be .realized on the long timemortgages held by the building and loan associations.Much speculation is going on asto what will be the outcome of thecommittee probe? Into the differencesof the state chemist and the commissioner of agriculture.The first time the "lie" has beenused in debate at this session wason Friday. It was used in denunciation of the 'claim that Lake countyhas been benefited by the large sumsof money she spent for tick eradication, and the epithet came from Mr.Edge. .. -DUVAL DELEGATESCANNOT AGREE ONCITY LAWS BILLSWire rBY HERBERT FELKEL.Tallahassee, May 12. There is sometalk here of the house indefinitelypostponing all Jacksonville charterbills on the grounds that the Duvaldelegation cannot agree on what theywant, that it Is not fair for Jacksonville to kill a lot of time every session on its proposed charter changesand that a law was passed by Mr.Farris, in 1913, permitting municipalities to amend their own charters without bothering the legislature. But inthe recent St. Cloud case, CircuitJudge Perkins decided that this lawwould not hold because the legislature tcannot' delegate to a city the powervested in the legislature by the constitution. So if the Jacksonville charter isamended it must be done by the legislature. If this session fails to passboth the Butler and the Waybrightbills the city government of Jacksonville will remain undisturbed.The people or St. Cloud attemptedto amend their charter under the Karris law of 13, and it was upon thiscase that the Perkins decision wasrendered. A delegation of St. Cloudwomen is here now attempting to haveput through' a new charter for St.Cloud, granting equal suffrage in municipal elections there.If airplane and tanks ' interfere withlegislation cut out the legislation. Thatwas the verdict of the house Friday.ST n(r NoMuss orFusi5 ,., I y 1"To save is to have."There never was a truer phrase written thanthis one. It tells in five words just exactly whatthrift means.Methodists of the SoutlYour Church challenges you to fight with herfor a better and a happier world. Your faith isput to the test. What you-do to promote the Centenary Campaign now will prove to what extentyou believe in God and in your fellow-man. Theprogram' undertaken by your Church the building of churches, schools and hospitals meanssomething definite for human betterment. It isthe greatest mission ever undertaken in the world. ,The magnitude of the plan commands the admiration of all Christian people. The privilege of being a Methodist and having an active part in sucha campaign must call forth your loyalty, thrillyour soul, and cause you to rally to the church ofyour choice. ;Vono arc Rlott FaSDThe date of the campaign of theMethodist Episcopal Church, South, is the week of Sunday, May18th to 25th.With your time, your money, your talentsyour heart SUPPORT it so that the $35,000,000will be assured. "This space contributed by the Coca-Cola Company,Atlanta, Qa.. . II I -8F1Make Your Homethe place you want it to beElectric Serviceis one thing you cannot be without if you wouldhave a modern home.You can have your home wired quickly andeasily without trouble, muss or racket. Thscost is probably much less than you think. Aworld of new comfort and convenience opens toyou the moment Electricity is installed.Pensacola Electric Co.Phone 2010A 1GARDENCASH GROCERY CO.BLUE LABEL COFFEE, nrAper canPhone 2027Garden and DeVillier ,Let Us Renovate Your OldMattress., Pensacola Mattress Co.940-948 E. Romana St.Phone 1515.M. ELLISGROCER.1889 Phones 18901221 N. Davis Street.fO RELIEVE INDIGESTION OR YSPEP5IA, TAKE ADyspepsiaTablet f&-BBefore and Aft- CTer Each Meal.JclTHE CRYSTAL rliAK31CFALK'SMillinery and Ready-t-WearNorth Palnfox, Just Abovs tTheatreReliable Tire Repair ShopTire Repairing and. SteamVulcanixino.ALL WORK GUARANTEED,Out of Town Work Solicited.80 -Cast Garden Street.ECONOMY STORE"Teach Your $ Cents'Opp. Plaza Park,South Palafor.NORMAN A. COSheet Metal Workr510 South Palafox StrePhone 413Gulf City Coffee C.Roasters, Blenders, SlupsrsFINE COFFEES107-11 East Intendenca .treet.PKNSACOLA. BtAWilliams Tranfer Co., f M .niir Tinsiness vsllovmsrAll Kinds of Ililing.PHONE 20